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Business

Warburtons commits £100m to expansion in landmark 150th year

Warburtons has unveiled a major investment programme exceeding £100 million as it marks its 150th anniversary.

People

Edouard Gestat appointed to lead Baking with Lesaffre

Lesaffre has appointed Edouard Gestat as Marketing Director of Baking with Lesaffre, drawing on 24 years in food ingredients and 15 years within the Lesaffre group.

Mergers & Acquisitions

ABF and Hovis: What the CMA found

The CMA has provisionally cleared ABF's acquisition of Hovis in Great Britain while identifying competition concerns in Northern Ireland's bread and bakery market.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Bridor acquires Panamar bakery group in largest deal yet for Le Duff

Le Duff Group acquires Spain's Panamar Bakery Group in its largest deal to date, extending Bridor's frozen bakery manufacturing and distribution reach across the Iberian Peninsula.

Business

Valeo foods moves into Bulgaria with Prestige-96 acquisition

Valeo Foods Moves into Bulgaria with Prestige-96 Acquisition

Mergers & Acquisitions

Puratos to acquire fellow bakery specialist Dawn Foods

Puratos has entered into an agreement to acquire Dawn Foods, bringing together the two companies’ complementary bakery and patisserie capabilities.

Funding & investment

London Bakery Secures £1.5m Equipment Finance Through Staged Payment Structure

London wholesale bakery Capital Croissant secures £1.525m asset finance with staged drawdown structure to fund European machinery purchases, completing the arrangement in two weeks through Leonard Curtis and Lombard Asset Finance.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Leipurin acquisition extends Lantmännen’s reach in bakery ingredients

Leipurin’s integration into Lantmännen signals a structural shift in bakery ingredient supply, with potential implications for sourcing, technical support and value chain coordination.

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